Canopy for horses



(No Model.)

W. H. SMAWLBY, M. SASSAMAN 8: W. BOWSER.

- CANOPY FORHORSES.

No. 498,583. PatentedMay'30,1893..

FFICE.

WILLIAM H. SMAIVLEY, MORGAN SASSAMAN, AND MICHAEL W. BOVVSER, OF SOUTHENGLISH, IOWVA.

CANOPY FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,583, dated May1893.

' Application filed March 3, 1893. erial No. 464,601. (No model.)

, LEY, MORGAN SASSAMAN, and MICHAEL W.

7 useful improvements in canopies for protect-.

BOWsER, citizens of the United States, residing at South English, in thecounty of Keokuk and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Canopies for Horses; and we do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description or the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and.

use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and ing horses from the scorchingsummer sun or from rain or snow in stormy weather, and is adapted to beattached to the pole or shaft of a vehicle, and adjustable to allow ofits being raised or lowered, and collapsible.

To this end and to such others as the invention may pertain the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination and adaptation of theparts as will be hereinafter more fully described and then specificallydefined in the applended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whichwith the letters of reference form a part of this specification, likeletters of reference indicating like parts through the several views, inwhich Figure 1, is a perspective view of our canopy shown as attached tothe pole of a vehicle. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the attachment as usedin connection with thills for one horse. Fig. 3 is a detail of the clampused upon thills.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Arepresents the pole of a two horse vehicle.

B, B are two standards supporting the canopy top, and are in sockets O,C, said sockets being constructed as shown of a metallic band portion 0c, surrounding the pole,and having vertical cylinders D, D, slotted asshown at (Z, cl, so as to allow the cam levers E, to compress thecylinder against the standards to holdthe top at any desired height.

F. F. are braces extending from the tops of the slotted cylindersrunning to a point midway of the standards for strengthening the same.To the tops of the standards B, is pivoted the ridge rod G, having theframe work of ribs H, presenting a skeleton work over which to spread acanvas or covering of any suitable material. At any convenient positionon the ribs nearest the standards, as at h, h, are pivoted the braces I,similar to the braces of an umbrella.

J are bars having slotted ends in which are pivoted the lower ends ofthe braces I, said bars perforated so as to slide over the standards.

Kare collarssurroundingthe staudards,and L are cam levers pivotedbetween the ends of said collars, and adapted to lock the top in a fixedposition by lowering the cam against the perforated rod, thus causingthe said collar to bind against the standard.

M, are pole supporters, which, when not in use fold up against the pole.

N shows a clamp as used when we desire to use our invention inconnection with'thills; n are plates secured to the upper side of theshaft, and are provided with an extension n over which a tubing 0 rests,said tubing being threaded, and adapted to be screwed 5 It will be thusseen that our invention can be used equally well with single or twohorse vehicles.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim to be new, and desireto secure by 0 Letters Patent, is

1. In acanopy for protecting horses, the combination of a pole or shaft,collars surrounding said pole or shaft, and supporting slotted cylindersfor the reception of adjustable standards, afoldingtop pivoted to theendsof said standards, the cam lever for locking standard, the braceshaving pivotal connections, and a cam lever for holding the canopy in aspread or folded position,all substantially as shown and described.

2. A canopy top for horses comprising in combination a thill of avehicle, platesP and 'n, clamp N, slotted cylinder 0, clampingdeportin'g the pole, all substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof we aff x our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM H. SMAWLEY. MORGAN SASSAMAN. MICHAEL W. BOWSER.

vice Q, standards B, to the tops of which is Witnesses: pivoted a ridgepole having ribs for support- A. HARDENBROOK, ing a covering, and thesupport M for sup- I W. C. MILLER.

